DESIGN

Style and Design

Mercedes-Benz Style

Concept Design

Martin Francis
Tommaso Spadolini

Naval Architecture

Van Oossanen Naval Architect

Shipyard

Silver Arrows Marine Ltd.

The company

Our Dream

Our dream is for a motor yacht that offers endless possibilities, not traditional compromises. A yacht that frees the imagination and welcomes people aboard with open arms, enticing them with brilliant light and space.
A motor yacht that seduces with the elegance and luxury that only Mercedes-Benz Style could bring. We have nurtured our dream for six years, and now our Granturismo of the seas is about to become a reality.

Ron Gibbs

Chairman – Silver Arrows Marine

Silver Arrows Marine is a company born to challenge convention and push boundaries. We unleash the imagination – the reason we question when others won’t, and do things others can’t. It’s our way of finding a better way.
Our way of combining our passion for boats and the sea with inspiring new solutions for an on-board experience that is unlike any other.

Jacopo Spadolini

CEO – Silver Arrows Marine

The team

Without teamwork Silver Arrows Marine would not exist. We are not a one-designer company. We believe in working with, and learning from, professionals in all sectors – as long as they are as passionate as we are. That’s why we joined forces with Mercedes-Benz Style on the design of our new yacht. It’s why our team includes such renowned marine architects as Martin Francis and Tommaso Spadolini. Teamwork is our strength.

2014 - Agreement with Carboman GroupSAM announce an agreement with Group Carboman to built the Pre series boat Arrow460 Granturism

2014 - Mold construction finishes

2014 - Hull demoulding

2015 - Ceiling construction

2015 - Mock up construction Wolz

2015 - Hull and deck first dry fit

2015 - Hydraulic equipment installation

2015 - Side windows installation

2015 - Painting

April 2016 World Premier.

Our Philosophy

“La prima qualità dello stile è la chiarezza”. The first quality of style is clarity. Aristotle’s words have become the touchstone for everything Silver Arrows Marine does.
We have been clear about how new and different the Silver Arrows Marine motor yacht must be for six years. In the beginning we didn’t have all the answers. We still do not. But it is our clarity of vision which has spurred on the boat’s development and which provides the inspiration behind its innovation – and its exceptional style.

The respect

A motor yacht can be on the water, or it can be part of its environment. The Silver Arrows Marine way is to fit as seamlessly as possible into the natural environment.
To achieve this requires not just longstanding knowledge and experience of the sea, but also the deepest respect for the sea, with all its beauty and power. The result is that the Silver Arrows Marine yacht – and the people on it – become part of the environment, part of the story. Boats without respect for the environment are merely passing through.

The innovation

Fresh ideas need fresh solutions and at Silver Arrows Marine there is no shortage of either.
With vast experience of motor yacht design, engineering and construction – and, yes, of owning and enjoying them, too – the Silver Arrows Marine team knows what works in a yacht. And what doesn’t work. But instead of accepting traditional compromises the SAM answer is always: find something better. The result is radical solutions like the new hull design, automotive style, open plan cabin, hi-tech materials, the ‘terrace by the pool’ – and many others.

Mercedes-Benz Style

Perfection in form and function.
The philosophy of Mercedes-Benz Style is based on intelligent and progressive design that works perfectly. Every product created by Mercedes-Benz Style embodies the very deliberate and distinctive use of innovative materials, colour combinations, structures, shapes and light. Mercedes-Benz Style creates these exclusive products in close collaboration with selected premium manufacturers.
Progressive design for exclusive products.
Mercedes-Benz Style, like Mercedes-Benz itself, is a name synonymous with design and innovation combined with uncompromising quality. A variety of highly exclusive design products are created that bring the standard and unmistakable dynamic form of Mercedes-Benz into new areas of life.

Gorden Wagener about the Granturismo:

“Giving shape to a boat was an exciting challenge for automotive designers like us.
Our task was to explore how to apply the Mercedes-Benz design language to the particular proportions and specific requirements of a boat.
We wanted to create something special and what we have come up with is indeed unique. The Silver Arrow of the seas embodies pure emotion and stands for luxury, style and pleasure.”

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For more than six years I have dreamed of a new class of motor yacht. Today, as Silver Arrows Marine approaches its goal, I feel immensely privileged to lead the exceptional team who have shared my vision on this exciting journey. SAM people have known boats all their lives – experience that makes our joint venture with Mercedes- Benz all the more potent. It is a union where the highest standards of seaworthiness and marine comfort meet automotive style and technology at its most dynamic and sophisticated.

Ron Gibbs – Silver Arrows Marine Chairman

Silver Arrows Marine fills me with a sense of great pride. Pride in our people, and the way we work together. Pride in our partnerships. Pride in what we have already achieved in our ambitious challenge to develop a new icon of the seas. But I am as passionate about business as I am the sea, and so I feel very proud too of the opportunity I have had to develop a new business system, based on a network of excellence. It is my guarantee that what we deliver will be without peer.

Jacopo Spadolini – Silver Arrows Marine CE

I have been passionate about the sea ever since I was a child. It has been the soundtrack to my life. It is only on water that I feel truly at home –at one with a living environment of awesome beauty. Whether I am sailing across oceans, cruising in the Caribbean or in a shipyard supervising the build of a new motor yacht, the sea in all its forms is my way of life. Silver Arrows Marine therefore is not just the expression of a new boat and a new company. It is a very personal expression of my emotions, one that will leave an indelible wake in my life’s journey.

Paolo L. Bonaveri – Global Marketing and Communication Director

Every so often in life, if you are lucky, an opportunity comes along that embraces all one’s passions and skills. The perfect job. That is how Silver Arrows Marine is for me. I have a diversity of interests: the sea, of course (I was an officer in the Italian Navy), motor racing, publishing, journalism and my 20-year experience in international fiscal and corporate law. It all comes together for me at Silver Arrows Marine where my challenge has been to interpret the requirements of all members involved and structure the company accordingly. It is a challenge I relish.

Guido M. Pedone – CFO

The sea has always strongly attracted me.The eagerness of sailing whenever possible, combined with a triggering curiosity, has enriched my passion turning it into a profession. Boats have been my centre of gravity for the past years in all range of aspects, from the design, to the engineering, to the production and construction up until taking the command. Silver Arrows Marine represents the summary of excellence of all these aspects through our team and our partners. It is for me a pride and a privilege to have the opportunity of being part of the making of an outstanding product.